Psychometric properties of the TSK-11: A shortened version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia
Manchester Royal Infirmary · North Manchester General Hospital · +3 more institutions
Abstract
The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) is one of the most frequently employed measures for assessing pain-related fear in back pain patients. Despite its widespread use, there is relatively little data to support the psychometric properties of the English version of this scale. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the English version of the TSK in a sample of chronic low back pain patients. Item analysis revealed that four items possessed low item total correlations (4, 8, 12, 16) and four items had response trends that deviated from a pattern of normal distribution (4, 9, 12, 14). Consequently, we tested the psychometric properties of a shorter version of the TSK (TSK-11), having excluded…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 3.94
- Percentile
- 100%
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Authors
4- SWSteve WobyCorresponding
Manchester Royal Infirmary, North Manchester General Hospital, University of Manchester
- NKNeil K. Roach
Manchester Metropolitan University
- MUMartin Urmston
North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, University of Manchester
- PJP. J. Watson
Leicester General Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Psychometrics
- Reliability (semiconductor)
- Psychology
- Scale (ratio)
- Concurrent validity
- Internal consistency
- Chronic pain
- Clinical psychology
- No poverty